2023 presidential poll not religious war, says Archbishop Kaigama

The Archbishop of Abuja Arch-Dioceses, His Grace Ignatius Kaigama, says those who saw the recent presidential elections as a referendum between Christians and Muslims or the North and the South have badly missed the point.

Kaigama made this known while delivering a sermon at the 2023 Chrism Mass celebration on Tuesday in Abuja.

The Chrism Mass is a religious service held in certain Christian denominations, such as Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism.

It is usually celebrated each year on ‘Maundy Thursday” or on another day of Holy Week.

”Some of those seeking power in Nigeria are so notoriously narcissistic and myopic.

”They only see the interests of theirs or their narrow political constituencies.

”Such a view is the most divisive understanding of the Nigerian political reality,” he said.

Referring to a bible passage (1 Timothy 3:2), Kaigama said a leader must be sober-minded, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not a drunkard, not violent but gentle, not quarrelsome, not a lover of money, like Judas who betrayed

Jesus.

“We should search our hearts to see our infidelities, falsehoods, hypocrisies, the good intentions betrayed, promises broken and resolutions unfulfilled,” he said

The Archbishop prayed for all priests, political leaders and for all the lovely citizen of Nigeria that they may enjoy peace now and eternal reward after.(NAN) of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yusuf Adamu Gagdi, Governorship Candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Chijioke Edeoga, Deputy Chairman, House Committee on Defence, Hon. Abubakar Makki Yalleman and Chairman of Labour Party, Enugu State, Mr. Casmir Agbo, during the Speakership Aspirant visit to Enugu state on Tuesday

Revenue generation: AMAC Inaugurates 10 taskforce committee members

By Usman Shuaibu

The Executive chairman of Abuja Municipal Area council in the FCT, Hon. Christopher Zakka Maikalangu, has inaugurated ten Taskforce committee members for the sake of revenue generation in the area.

The committee members are: the Executive Chairman of AMAC; Hon. Christopher Zakka

Maikalangu, Yunusa Ahmadu Yusuf; Taskforce Chairman, Kingsley Madaki; Secretary, Chief Magistrate Habiba I.U Bello; AMAC mobile court magistrate and Magistrate Bamisile Olumide Ayopo.

Others include: Magistrate Abubakar Abdulkadir Jega, magistrate Ngozi Clementina Okonkwo, Ndudi Ezekiel Chidi; AMAC Taskforce legal Adviser,

Danjuma John and Douglas Itiat.

While delivering his speech, Maikalangu told the Task force members that their choice to serve was based on the confidence reposed in them, as he said nothing less was expected from them.

He said: “To the Glory of God and for the betterment of humanity and by the powers conferred on me as the Executive

Chairman of Abuja Municipal Area Council, I hereby inaugurate the AMAC Taskforce on Revenue Enforcement monitoring and Inspection today”

“you must esshew any form of corrupt act, favouritism or narrow-mindedness as to whom much is given, much is also expected, the Chairman warned.